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Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)^[1] and the municipality covers an area of ^{[convert: invalid number]} of which ^{[convert: invalid number]} is inland water (Error: Invalid time.).^[2] The population density is ^{[convert: invalid number]}. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium-sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.

In Kurikka, you can live in a modern fashion in the town centre or in a peaceful countryside setting. The spirit of the town includes a lot of entrepreneurship and activity, features typical of South Ostrobothnia – and also more and more international elements. Kurikka has a very advanced public school system including elementary, high school and secondary grade education and high quality health care system provided by the municipality.

The town of Kurikka is financially very stable. Kurikka is one of the biggest shareholders in the Finnish energy giant Fortum as well as in Neste Oil, one of Northern Europe's biggest oil companies. The political scene of the town is dominated by the Finnish Centre because of the agricultural roots and past of the town.

The municipality of Jurva was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009.

Notable people

Juha Mieto (born 1949), former cross country skier
Jorma Ollila (born 1950), Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell chairman of the board

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kurikka is twinned with:

Ockelbo Municipality, Sweden
Melhus, Norway
Holmegaard, Denmark

References

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External links

Media related to Kurikka at Wikimedia Commons

Town of Kurikka – Official website

Kurikka

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 '''Kurikka''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Finland|town]] and [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southern Ostrobothnia]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The population of Kurikka is {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|Kurikka}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" />  and the municipality covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/land area|Kurikka}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/inland waters area|Kurikka}}|km2|abbr=on}} is inland water ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/total area|sourcedate}} }}).<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population density|Kurikka|round=2}}|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
-Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.
+Kurikka is recognized not only as a dynamic town of trade and business activities but also as an important hub of agriculture. Tens of small to medium-sized furniture manufacturers create design furniture to the Northern European market. Kurikka is at the same time comfortably small and big enough, with excellent services nearby, and a very nice nature surrounding the whole town.
 In Kurikka, you can live in a modern fashion in the town centre or in a peaceful countryside setting. The spirit of the town includes a lot of entrepreneurship and activity, features typical of South Ostrobothnia – and also more and more international elements. Kurikka has a very advanced public school system including elementary, high school and secondary grade education and high quality health care system provided by the municipality.

v t e Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
Municipalities	Alajärvi Alavus Evijärvi Ilmajoki Isojoki Isokyrö Karijoki Kauhajoki Kauhava Kuortane Kurikka Lappajärvi Lapua Seinäjoki Soini Teuva Vimpeli Ähtäri
Former municipalities	Alahärmä Jalasjärvi Jurva Kortesjärvi Lehtimäki Nurmo Peräseinäjoki Seinäjoen maalaiskunta Töysä Ylihärmä Ylistaro
South Ostrobothnia Finland